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FZPN03 KNHC 180305
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC TUE NOV 18 2014

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE 
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC TUE NOV 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED NOV 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU NOV 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N BETWEEN 94W AND 95.5W N WINDS 25 
TO 35 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 75 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 12N96.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO 
NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 90 NM 
EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 11.5N96.5W N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 11.5N TO 14N BETWEEN 
97.5W AND 100W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.   
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 
13N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 
14N95W TO 12N98W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N 
TO NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM 16N95W 
TO 15N95W TO 13.5N96W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95N TO 11N97W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. REMAINDER AREA FROM 
07.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 93W AND 102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT IN NE SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 22N140W. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 130W 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT 
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W 
OF FRONT WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 30N126W TO 
23N130W. W OF LINE30N126W TO 17N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 
TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 29N135W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. W OF LINE 30N120W TO 
20N125W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 
10N TO 18N W OF 132W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 20N125W TO 07N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 
8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 05N TO 08N BETWEEN BETWEEN 96W AND 105W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 11.5N E OF 87W...INCLUDING GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC TUE NOV 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...          
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10N86W TO 10N90W TO 11N95W TO 
08N102W TO 08N108W...WHERE IT TRANSITIONS TO ITCZ...CONTINUING 
ON TO 10N115W TO 08N121W TO 08N130W TO BEYOND 08N140W. SCATTERED 
MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 270 NM N OF TROUGH BETWEEN 100W 
AND 106W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM N OF ITCZ BETWEEN 
115W AND 121W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM S OF ITCZ 
BETWEEN 125W AND 132W.  
 

.FORECASTER AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.